        /* ================================================================= */
        /* GLOBAL DESIGN SYSTEM ENGINE */
        /* ================================================================= */
        :root {
            --academic-red: #7D0A0A;
            --soft-cream: #F1E2D1;
            --white: #FFFFFF;
            --black: #000000;
            
            --font-inter: "Inter", sans-serif;
            --font-smooch: "Smooch Sans", sans-serif;
            
            --transition-magazine: all 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
        }

        /* =========================================================
   DONATIONS VIEW — MAGAZINE SYSTEM STYLING
   (Built to match your global design system)
========================================================= */

/* MAIN WRAPPER */
.magazine-view-panel {
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 100vh;
}

/* =========================================================
   HERO SECTION (matches layered card system engine)
========================================================= */

.shared-hero-banner {
    width: 100%;
    height: 75vh;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    position: relative;
    
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    padding: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
}

/* dark overlay */
.shared-hero-banner .hero-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
    z-index: 1;
}

/* layered system container */
.layered-card-system {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 5;
    margin-left: 60px;
    margin-bottom: -40px;
    width: 520px;
}

/* white title card (your signature style) */
.title-wrap {
    position: relative;
    left: -40px;
    display: inline-block;
    background: var(--white);
    padding: 18px 35px;
    z-index: 3;
    
}

.title-wrap h1 {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 3rem;
    font-weight: 300;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: -0.02em;
    color: var(--academic-red);
}

.subtitle {
    font-family: var(--font-inter);
    font-weight: 800;
    font-size: 1rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    color: var(--academic-red);
    margin-top: 8px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* red back card (depth layer) */
.back-card-red {
    background: rgba(125, 10, 10, 0.94);
    color: var(--white);
    padding: 60px 45px 45px;
    margin-top: -45px;
    position: relative;
    
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}

.back-card-red p {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    font-family: var(--font-smooch);
}

/* =========================================================
   SPLIT SECTION (text + form)
========================================================= */

.section.split-section {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 80px;
    padding: 120px 60px;
    max-width: 1400px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}

/* left text panel */
.text-panel h2 {
    font-size: 2.6rem;
    color: var(--academic-red);
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.text-panel p {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    line-height: 1.5;
    color: var(--black);
}

/* form panel */
.form-panel {
    background: var(--white);
    
    padding: 50px;
}

.form-panel label {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--font-inter);
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 1rem;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    margin-top: 20px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}

.form-panel input {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 14px;
    background: var(--soft-cream);
    border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-family: var(--font-inter);
}

.form-panel input:focus {
    outline: none;
    
    background: var(--white);
}

.form-panel button {
    margin-top: 30px;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 16px;
    background: var(--academic-red);
    color: var(--white);
    border: none;
    font-family: var(--font-inter);
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: var(--transition-magazine);
}

.form-panel button:hover {
    background: var(--black);
    color: var(--soft-cream);
}

/* =========================================================
   IMPACT GRID SECTION
========================================================= */

.impact-section {
    padding: 120px 60px;
    background: var(--soft-cream);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--black);
    
}

.section-header {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto 50px;
}

.section-header h2 {
    font-size: 2.8rem;
}

.section-header p {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    opacity: 0.7;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* grid */
.impact-grid {
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 25px;
}

.card {
    background: var(--white);
    
    padding: 25px;
    transition: var(--transition-magazine);
}

.card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-5px);
    
}

.card h3 {
    color: var(--academic-red);
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.card p {
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    line-height: 1.4;
}

/* =========================================================
   STORY SECTION
========================================================= */

.story-section {
    max-width: 900px;
    margin: auto;
    padding: 120px 60px;
}

.story-section h2 {
    font-size: 3rem;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.story-section p {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    color: rgba(0,0,0,0.85);
}

/* =========================================================
   CTA STRIP
========================================================= */

.cta-strip {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 30px;
    padding: 100px 60px;
    background: var(--academic-red);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--black);
}

.cta-box {
    background: var(--white);
    
    padding: 40px;
    text-align: center;
}

.cta-box h4 {
    font-family: var(--font-inter);
    font-size: 1.3rem;
    color: var(--academic-red);
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.cta-box p {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    font-weight: 700;
}

/* =========================================================
   RESPONSIVE
========================================================= */

@media (max-width: 1100px) {

    .section.split-section {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        padding: 80px 30px;
    }

    .impact-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    }

    .layered-card-system {
        width: 90%;
        margin-left: 20px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {

    .impact-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .cta-strip {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .title-wrap h1 {
        font-size: 2.2rem;
    }

    .back-card-red {
        padding: 35px;
    }
}

        /* Reset & Document Setups */
        * {
            box-sizing: border-box;
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
        }

        body {
            background-color: var(--soft-cream);
            font-family: var(--font-smooch);
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            line-height: 1.4;
            color: var(--black);
            overflow-x: hidden;
            -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
        }

        /* Typography Presets */
        h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, .editorial-head {
            font-family: var(--font-inter);
            font-weight: 300;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: -0.02em;
            line-height: 0.95;
            color: #7D0A0A;
        }

        p {
            font-family: var(--font-smooch);
            font-weight: 500;
            letter-spacing: 0.01em;
        }

        /* Layout Base Helpers */
        .magazine-view-panel {
            display: none;
            width: 100%;
            animation: journalFadeIn 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1) both;
        }

        .panel-active {
            display: block;
        }

        @keyframes journalFadeIn {
            0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(30px); }
            100% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
        }

        .editorial-container {
            max-width: 1400px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 80px 60px;
        }

        .editorial-line-break {
            margin: 20px 0 60px 0;
            width: 100%;
        }

        .editorial-line-break-red {
            margin: 20px 0 60px 0;
            width: 100%;
        }

        /* ================================================================= */
        /* GLOBAL HEADER ELEMENT */
        /* ================================================================= */
        .global-header {
            background-color: var(--academic-red);
            color: var(--white);
            height: 90px;
            padding: 0 40px;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
            position: sticky;
            top: 0;
            z-index: 2000;
        }

        .header-left-logo {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 10px;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        .header-left-logo img {
            fill: var(--white);
            width: 250px;
            height: 250px;
        }

        .header-center-panel {
            background-color: var(--white);
            padding: 10px 40px;
            
        }

        .header-center-panel p {
            font-family: var(--font-inter);
            font-weight: 300;
            color: var(--academic-red);
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.00em;
        }

        .hamburger-button {
            background: none;
            cursor: pointer;
            width: 35px;
            height: 25px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: space-between;
            z-index: 2200;
        }

        .hamburger-button span {
            display: block;
            width: 100%;
            height: 3px;
            background-color: var(--white);
            transition: var(--transition-magazine);
        }

        /* Hamburger Active Animations */
        .hamburger-button.is-active span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(11px) rotate(45deg); }
        .hamburger-button.is-active span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
        .hamburger-button.is-active span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-11px) rotate(-45deg); }

        /* ================================================================= */
        /* HAMBURGER DROPDOWN ARCHITECTURE */
        /* ================================================================= */
        .nav-dropdown-overlay {
            position: fixed;
            top: 90px;
            right: -100%;
            width: 420px;
            height: calc(100vh - 90px);
            background-color: var(--academic-red);
            z-index: 1900;
            padding: 50px 40px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: space-between;
            transition: right 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
        }

        .nav-dropdown-overlay.is-visible {
            right: 0;
        }

        .nav-menu-stack {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 20px;
        }

        .nav-item-root {
            font-family: var(--font-inter);
            font-weight: 900;
            font-size: 2rem;
            color: var(--white);
            text-decoration: none;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: var(--transition-magazine);
            display: block;
        }

        .nav-item-root:hover {
            padding-left: 10px;
            color: var(--soft-cream);
        }

        /* Nested Accordion Submenu System */
        .nav-nested-submenu-trigger {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: space-between;
        }

        .nav-nested-drawer {
            max-height: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            transition: max-height 0.4s ease-out;
            padding-left: 20px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 10px;
            margin-top: 0;
        }

        .nav-nested-drawer.is-open {
            max-height: 200px;
            margin-top: 15px;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }

        .nav-item-child {
            font-family: var(--font-smooch);
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 1.6rem;
            color: var(--soft-cream);
            text-decoration: none;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: var(--transition-magazine);
        }

        .nav-item-child:hover {
            color: var(--white);
            background-color: rgba(241, 226, 209, 0.15);
            padding-left: 8px;
        }

        /* ================================================================= */
        /* HOME PAGE — GEOMETRIC SPLIT SYSTEM */
        /* ================================================================= */
        .home-split-hero {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            width: 100%;
            height: calc(100vh - 90px);
            background-color: var(--black);
        }

        .home-hero-left {
            background-image: url('https://i.pinimg.com/736x/8d/10/f9/8d10f9fca6031115a4db205fcd27f3bc.jpg');
            background-position: center;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-color: rgb(6, 103, 142);
        }

        .home-hero-right-stack {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-rows: 1.2fr 0.8fr;
        }

        .home-right-top-block {
            background-image: url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1524995997946-a1c2e315a42f?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1000&q=80');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            position: relative;
            display: flex;
            align-items: flex-end;
            padding: 40px;
        }

        .home-right-top-block::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%;
            background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,0.7), transparent);
        }

        .magazine-hero-link {
            font-family: var(--font-inter);
            font-weight: 900;
            font-size: 4rem;
            color: var(--white);
            text-transform: uppercase;
            text-decoration: none;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 10;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: var(--transition-magazine);
        }

        .magazine-hero-link:hover {
            color: var(--soft-cream);
            transform: translateX(15px);
        }

        .home-right-bottom-split {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
        }

        .home-bottom-split-left-img {
            background-image: url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1447069387593-a5de0862481e?auto=format&fit=crop&w=600&q=80');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            
        }

        .home-bottom-split-right-content {
            background-color: var(--white);
            padding: 30px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: space-between;
        }

        .membership-link-box {
            background-color: var(--white);
            border: 3px solid var(--black);
            padding: 15px;
            text-align: center;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: var(--transition-magazine);
        }

        .membership-link-box a {
            font-family: var(--font-inter);
            font-weight: 900;
            font-size: 1.3rem;
            color: var(--black);
            text-transform: uppercase;
            text-decoration: none;
        }

        .membership-link-box:hover {
            background-color: var(--academic-red);
            
        }
        .membership-link-box:hover a {
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .home-editorial-p {
            font-size: 1.35rem;
            color: var(--black);
            line-height: 1.3;
            text-align: justify;
        }

        /* ================================================================= */
        /* HERO TEMPLATE ENGINE (SHARED Across INNER PAGES) */
        /* ================================================================= */
        .shared-hero-banner {
            width: 100%;
            height: 70vh;
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            position: relative;
            
        }

        .layered-card-system {
            position: absolute;
            bottom: -30px;
            left: 60px;
            width: 500px;
            height: 220px;
            z-index: 100;
        }

        .back-card-red {
            position: absolute;
            top: 15px;
            left: 15px;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background-color: var(--academic-red);
            color: var(--white);
            
        }

        .top-card-white {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background-color: var(--white);
            color: var(--black);
            
            padding: 35px;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
        }

        .top-card-white h1 {
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }

        .top-card-white p {
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: var(--academic-red);
        }

        /* ================================================================= */
        /* LIBRARY ARCHIVE PAGE ASYMMETRIC CONTENT STACK */
        /* ================================================================= */
        .library-white-wrapper {
            background-color: var(--white);
            padding-top: 100px;
            
        }

        .alternating-cards-container {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 10px;
            margin-top: 30px;
        }
.alternating-split-card {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 0.7fr 1.3fr;
    gap: 10px; /* 10px gap between image and text card */
    align-items: stretch;
}
        .alternating-split-card.is-reversed {
            grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 0.7fr;
        }

        .split-card-image-panel {
            
            overflow: hidden;
            height: 700px;
        }

        .split-card-image-panel img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            display: block;
        }

.split-card-text-panel {
    background-color: var(--soft-cream);
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    height: 100%;
}

.split-card-text-panel p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    color: var(--black);
    text-align: justify;
    line-height: 1.2; /* fuller paragraph look */
}
        .split-card-text-panel h3 {
            font-size: 2.2rem;
            color: var(--academic-red);
        }

    
        /* ================================================================= */
        /* DOUBLE INSULATED POSTER FOOTER BOXES */
        /* ================================================================= */
        .poster-cta-section {
            padding: 120px 0;
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            background-attachment: fixed;
            position: relative;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 40px;
            
        }

        .poster-cta-section::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top:0; left:0; width:100%; height:100%;
            background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
        }

        .white-border-box {
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96);
            border: 4px double var(--academic-red);
            padding: 40px 60px;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 10;
            min-width: 380px;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .white-border-box h4 {
            font-family: var(--font-inter);
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            color: var(--academic-red);
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
        }

        .white-border-box p {
            font-family: var(--font-inter);
            font-weight: 900;
            font-size: 1.6rem;
            color: var(--black);
        }

        /* ================================================================= */
        /* COLLEGE CAFÉ COMPOSITION STRATA */
        /* ================================================================= */
        .cafe-white-wrapper {
            background-color: var(--white);
            padding-top: 100px;
            
        }

        /* Master Timeline Architecture Layout */
        .cafe-timeline-backbone {
            position: relative;
            margin-top: 60px;
            padding: 40px 0;
        }

        .cafe-timeline-backbone::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 50%;
            width: 4px;
            background-color: var(--black);
            transform: translateX(-50%);
        }

        .timeline-row {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 80px;
            margin-bottom: 80px;
            position: relative;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .timeline-dot-center {
            position: absolute;
            left: 50%;
            top: 50%;
            width: 20px;
            height: 20px;
            background-color: var(--academic-red);
            border: 4px solid var(--white);
            
            transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
            z-index: 20;
           
        }

        .timeline-narrative-block {
            padding: 20px;
        }

        .timeline-narrative-block h3 {
            font-size: 2rem;
            color: var(--black);
            margin-bottom: 15px;
        }

        .timeline-narrative-block p {
            font-size: 1.45rem;
            text-align: justify;
        }

        .timeline-editorial-card {
            background-color: var(--academic-red);
            color: var(--white);
            
            padding: 45px;
            
        }

        .timeline-editorial-card h4 {
            color: var(--soft-cream);
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
        }

        .timeline-editorial-card p {
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            line-height: 1.4;
        }

        /* Split-Screen Image Section Framework */
        .cafe-split-screen-banner {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 0.7fr;
            width: 100%;
            min-height: 550px;
            
        }

        .cafe-split-banner-left {
            background-image: url('https://i.pinimg.com/736x/dc/32/4e/dc324e8d363e6cb0046e4f0f1fbfce9c.jpg');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            
        }

        .cafe-split-banner-right {
            background-color: var(--academic-red);
            color: var(--white);
            padding: 60px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
        }

        .cafe-split-banner-right p {
            font-size: 1.7rem;
            line-height: 1.5;
            text-align: justify;
        }

        /* Interactive Triple Image Gallery Grid */
        .gallery-asymmetric-row {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.2fr 1fr;
            gap: 30px;
            margin-top: 40px;
        }

        .gallery-image-wrapper-card {
            
            height: 440px;
            overflow: hidden;
            
        }

        .gallery-image-wrapper-card img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        /* Custom Interactive Center Slider Node */
        .gallery-slider-portal {
            position: relative;
            
            height: 440px;
            overflow: hidden;
            
        }

        .gallery-slider-engine-track {
            display: flex;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
        }

        .slider-slide-photo {
            min-width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
        }

        .slider-slide-photo img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        .slider-arrow-btn {
            position: absolute;
            top: 50%;
            transform: translateY(-50%);
            background-color: var(--white);
            color: var(--black);
            
            width: 45px;
            height: 45px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            cursor: pointer;
            z-index: 100;
            transition: var(--transition-magazine);
        }

        .slider-arrow-btn:hover {
            background-color: var(--academic-red);
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .arrow-left-node { left: 15px; }
        .arrow-right-node { right: 15px; }

        /* ================================================================= */
        /* REGISTRATION & DOCK EDITORIAL FORMS */
        /* ================================================================= */
        .split-form-dashboard {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 60px;
            margin-top: 40px;
        }

        .form-editorial-info-panel h3 {
            font-size: 2.5rem;
            color: var(--academic-red);
            margin-bottom: 25px;
        }

        .form-editorial-info-panel p {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            text-align: justify;
        }

        .form-editorial-info-panel ul {
            padding-left: 25px;
            margin-top: 15px;
        }

        .form-editorial-info-panel li {
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            font-size: 1.4rem;
        }

        .magazine-monolith-form {
            background-color: var(--white);
            padding: 50px;
            
            
        }

        .monolith-field-row {
            margin-bottom: 25px;
        }

        .monolith-field-row label {
            display: block;
            font-family: var(--font-inter);
            font-weight: 800;
            font-size: 1rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
        }

        .monolith-field-row input[type="text"],
        .monolith-field-row input[type="email"],
        .monolith-field-row select,
        .monolith-field-row textarea {
            width: 100%;
            padding: 15px;
            
            background-color: var(--soft-cream);
            font-family: var(--font-inter);
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            outline: none;
            transition: var(--transition-magazine);
        }

        .monolith-field-row input:focus,
        .monolith-field-row select:focus,
        .monolith-field-row textarea:focus {
            background-color: var(--white);
            
        }

        .checkbox-container-label {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 12px;
            font-family: var(--font-smooch);
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        .checkbox-container-label input {
            width: 22px;
            height: 22px;
            accent-color: var(--academic-red);
        }

        .monolith-submit-button {
            background-color: var(--academic-red);
            color: var(--white);
            
            padding: 18px 35px;
            font-family: var(--font-inter);
            font-weight: 900;
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            cursor: pointer;
            width: 100%;
            transition: var(--transition-magazine);
            margin-top: 10px;
        }

        .monolith-submit-button:hover {
            background-color: var(--black);
            color: var(--soft-cream);
        }

        /* ================================================================= */
        /* HIGH-DENSITY LEGAL ARCHIVE VIEWS (PRIVACY & TERMS) */
        /* ================================================================= */
        .legal-document-card {
            background-color: var(--white);
            
            padding: 60px;
            margin-top: 40px;

        }

        .legal-document-card h2 {
            font-size: 3.2rem;
            color: var(--academic-red);
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }

        .legal-document-metadata {
            font-family: var(--font-inter);
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
            margin-bottom: 45px;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--black);
            padding-bottom: 15px;
        }

        .legal-article-block {
            margin-bottom: 40px;
        }

        .legal-article-block h3 {
            font-size: 1.6rem;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            color: var(--black);
        }

        .legal-article-block p {
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            text-align: justify;
            line-height: 1.5;
            color: rgba(0,0,0,0.85);
        }

        /* ================================================================= */
        /* GLOBAL DESIGN FOOTER ARCHITECTURE */
        /* ================================================================= */
        .global-footer {
            background-color: var(--academic-red);
            color: var(--white);
            padding: 50px 40px;
        }

        .footer-alignment-box {
            max-width: 1400px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .footer-copyright-text {
            font-family: var(--font-inter);
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
        }

        .footer-legal-anchors {
            display: flex;
            gap: 40px;
        }

        .footer-legal-anchors a {
            font-family: var(--font-smooch);
            font-weight: 700;
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            color: var(--soft-cream);
            text-decoration: none;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: var(--transition-magazine);
        }

        .footer-legal-anchors a:hover {
            color: var(--white);
            text-decoration: underline;
        }

        /* ================================================================= */
        /* COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSIVE MATRIX OVERPREPARATION */
        /* ================================================================= */
        @media (max-width: 1100px) {
            .home-split-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; height: auto; }
            .home-hero-left { height: 450px; border-right: none;  }
            .home-hero-right-stack { grid-template-rows: auto auto; }
            .home-right-top-block { height: 380px; }
            
            .alternating-split-card, .alternating-split-card.is-reversed { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; }
            .split-card-image-panel { height: 320px; }
            
            .cafe-timeline-backbone::before { left: 30px; }
            .timeline-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; padding-left: 70px; }
            .timeline-dot-center { left: 30px; }
            .timeline-row:nth-child(even) .timeline-narrative-block { order: 1; }
            .timeline-row:nth-child(even) .timeline-editorial-card { order: 2; }
            
            .cafe-split-screen-banner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .cafe-split-banner-left { height: 350px; border-right: none;  }
            .gallery-asymmetric-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
            .split-form-dashboard { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 50px; }
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .global-header { padding: 0 20px; }
            .header-center-panel { padding: 8px 20px; }
            .header-center-panel span { font-size: 1.2rem; }
            .nav-dropdown-overlay { width: 100%; top: 90px; }
            .editorial-container { padding: 60px 20px; }
            .layered-card-system { width: calc(100% - 40px); left: 20px; bottom: -50px; }
            .top-card-white h1 { font-size: 2.2rem; }
            .home-right-bottom-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .home-bottom-split-left-img { height: 250px; border-right: none;  }
            .poster-cta-section { flex-direction: column; padding: 60px 20px; gap: 30px; }
            .white-border-box { min-width: 100%; }
            .footer-alignment-box { flex-direction: column; gap: 20px; text-align: center; }
            .legal-document-card { padding: 30px 20px; }
        }
        .shared-hero-banner{
    background-image: url('https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/dc/ed/0f/dced0fbf3606307f771b384f786c8fe8.jpg');
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    padding: 120px 20px;
    position: relative;
}

.layered-card-system{
    max-width: 700px;
    margin: auto;
    position: relative;
}

/* Heading style */
.title-wrap{
    position: relative;
    left: -40px; /* pushes half outside */
    display: inline-block;
    background: #fff;
    padding: 18px 35px;
    z-index: 2;
}

.title-wrap h1{
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 42px;
    font-weight: 700;
}

/* Card */
.back-card-red{
    background: rgba(120, 20, 20, 0.92);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 60px 40px 40px;
    margin-top: -50px;
    position: relative;
}

.back-card-red p{
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1.7;
}

